Bio
Elizabeth M. Hein is an Associate in the Firm’s Health Care Practice Group, providing legal services to the Firm’s health care clients in litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters.
Ms. Hein’s litigation practice includes assisting in the defense of complex commercial, regulatory and antitrust matters, medical staff litigation, and injunctive proceedings. Her health care consulting services include federal and state regulatory compliance, Fraud-and-Abuse and False Claims Act analysis and consultation, not-for-profit governance, licensing and accreditation, federal and state payment regulation, EMTALA, HIPAA, HITECH, HCQIA, and ACA statutory and regulatory compliance. Ms. Hein also assists health care clients in internal investigations to identity and reduce or resolve exposures under state and federal law.
Ms. Hein has been active in pro bono projects, including representing clients in legal guardianship proceedings through Philly VIP.
While attending the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Ms. Hein was a Legal Writing Fellow and served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Constitutional Law. During her time at Penn Law, she was also a RegBlog Writer, a member of the Penn Chapter of the American Inns of Court, and served as a Board Member for the Penn Housing Rights Project.
In 2018 and 2020, Ms. Hein was selected by her peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star in the category of Health Care. For information about this selection and an overview of common third-party publications, rankings, and lists methodologies, click here.
Education
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J.D., Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2012
Legal Writing Fellow; Associate Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law; Penn Chapter of the American Inns of Court - M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2006
- B.A. in Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, Duke University, 2002
Bar Memberships
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Affiliations
- Chair, Healthcare Subcommittee of the Philadelphia Bar Association Hemp and Medical Marijuana Committee
Publications
- Article, "Health Cos.' Biz Associate Agreements Need COVID-19 Update," Law360 (June 17, 2020)
- Article, "A Blueprint for Allocating Scarce Health Resources in PA," Law360 (April 27, 2020)
- Article, "Maintaining Quality and Preserving Privilege for Telemedicine and Other Outsourced Providers," American Health Lawyers Association's (AHLA) Connections (November 2019 issue)
- Article, "Medicare Advantage Plan Litigation Challenges CMS Interpretation of 60-Day Overpayment Rule," ABA Health Lawyer (June 2018)
- Course Materials, "What’s the Future of the CMS 60-Day Overpayment Rule? Can Negligence Really Trigger False Claims Act Exposure?" Pennsylvania Bar Institute's (PBI) 24th Annual Health Law Institute (March 14, 2018)
- Article, “Course Correction: The Opioid Crisis, Regulatory Efforts, and the Role of Physicians,” Physician Organizations, a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Physician Organizations Practice Group (December 2017 issue) (co-authored with Emily Grey)
- Article, "PSQIA Prompts Federal Courts to Reconsider a Federal Common Law Peer Review Privilege," MedStaff News, a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association's (AHLA) Medical Staff, Credentialling, and Peer Review Practice Group (November 2017 issue)
- Article, "Implications of the Medical Marijuana Law for Health Care Providers, The Legal Intelligencer's Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, and Health Care Supplement (October 11, 2016)
- “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: HHS Invests in Health IT Infrastructure, but Admits to Failures in Security Enforcement” (co-author), ABA, The Health Lawyer, (October 2011)
Speaking Engagements
- "Navigating the Dilemma of Medical Marijuana: Practical Guidance for Facilities," Pennsylvania Bar Institute's (PBI) 26th Annual Health Law Institute (March 12, 2020)
- "Medical Marijuana in PA and NJ: Legal and Practical Issues," Post & Schell CLE Seminar, Philadelphia, PA (October 14, 2019)
- "What’s the Future of the CMS 60-Day Overpayment Rule? Can Negligence Really Trigger False Claims Act Exposure?" Pennsylvania Bar Institute's (PBI) 24th Annual Health Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA (March 14, 2018)
- "Practical Pointers for Hospitals Handling the Opioid Crisis," Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Public Health Law Program and the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Webinar (September 8, 2017)
- "Improving the Patient Experience: LGBT Issues in Healthcare
Legal and Regulatory Landscape," Presentation to Cassatt Insured Group, Philadelphia, PA (June 22, 2016)
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Education
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J.D., Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2012
Legal Writing Fellow; Associate Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law; Penn Chapter of the American Inns of Court - M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2006
- B.A. in Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, Duke University, 2002
Bar Memberships
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Affiliations
- Chair, Healthcare Subcommittee of the Philadelphia Bar Association Hemp and Medical Marijuana Committee